Mental performance in long-term heavy cannabis use: a preliminary report.
Mental performance of 23 male chronic cannabis users was measured on the 1958 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and compared with scores of a control group. Analysis showed significant differences on nine of the 14 scores especially those indicating capacity for compromise, the elaboration of adequate judgments, and the capacity of verbalization and communication.
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Human Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory, University of Seville, Spain.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data